alalia

See also: alalią

English

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Speech delay

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Etymology

From a- (“without”) +‎ -lalia (“speech”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈleɪliə/, /eɪˈleɪliə/

Noun

alalia (uncountable)

1. (medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.
   • 1886, Edward P. Davis, “Disorders of Speech”, in William Pepper, Louis Starr, editors, A System of Practical Medicine, Volume 5, Lea Brothers & Co., page 569:

     A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find myself deprived of the value of all words. […] "

2. (medicine) Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.
   • 2013, Jason Loviglio, Michele Hilmes, editors, Radio's New Wave, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), unnumbered page:

     The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome […] .

Related terms

• alalic
• dyslalia
• paralalia

Translations

loss of the ability to speak

Greek: αλαλία (el) f (alalía) Icelandic: málhelti n Norwegian: Nynorsk: alali m Polish: alalia f Portuguese: alalia f Romanian: alalie (ro) f Russian: ала́лия (ru) f (alálija)

delay in development of the mechanisms of speech

Greek: please add this translation if you can Icelandic: please add this translation if you can Polish: alalia f Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: ала́лия (ru) f (alálija)

See also

• aphasia
• aphemia
• aphonia
• dysarthria